# transcribe_audio

Transcribe audio file using Groq Whisper API

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `transcribe_audio`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/97k-mcp-audio-server/transcribe-audio

## Facts

- Tool: `transcribe_audio`
- Server: MCP Audio Server (`97k/mcp-audio-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/97k-mcp-audio-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/97k/mcp-audio-server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "transcribe_audio",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why transcribe_audio is rated Low

This tool retrieves and converts audio content into text format. It performs analysis and data extraction without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing arbitrary code. The operation is read-only with respect to the source audio file and produces a derivative output (transcript). No destructive, financial, or execute-level permissions are granted by this capability.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'transcribe_audio' and description state it transcribes audio files using Groq Whisper API. Transcription is a one-way conversion of audio input to text output with no modification of source data or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call transcribe_audio to retrieve information from MCP Audio Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches MCP Audio Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "transcribe_audio": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on MCP Audio Server (3)

- `multi_file_chat` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/97k-mcp-audio-server/multi-file-chat.md
- `split_audio` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/97k-mcp-audio-server/split-audio.md
- `summarize_transcript` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/97k-mcp-audio-server/summarize-transcript.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=97k-mcp-audio-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/97k-mcp-audio-server